he used to be the police chief in both long beach and oakland, california. >>> about a series of robberies and kidnappings in the area. in all, there were 11 victims most of them women. two men have been charged with a number of felonies including first degree rape, kidnapping and armed robbery. abc2 news plans to stream this news briefing live on our website beginning at 1:00. >>> all right time now for a check on the weather. here's meteorologist lynette charles. >> all right, megan yes we are looking at maryland's most powerful radar as of now. and we are dry. that storm coastal storm pushing away from us. it's to the north right now. unfortunately, but fortunately for us we are dry. we are cold. we're going to be windy once again for today. check out ellicott city right now. we are dealing with cloud cover out there but look yes gradual clearing throughout the day. 38 degrees there and windy with the winds out of the west at 10 miles an hour. a check now of the traffic with lauren, good morning. >>> a massive water main break continues to shut down north charles street between penn sta